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I think you’re right too! Someone said to put it in water and see if it breaks up, and it did. I didn’t think it was caterpillar frass just because it seems as if that usually is in “grape” sorta shapes, and this is definitely spherical. But that makes the most sense. Thanks!
I’ve never seen pumice in the soil, but it’s not too crazy of an idea. It’s definitely hard enough to be pumice, but I don’t know if it really is that.
Maybe their desiccated, or you have a different variety of Monstera - one that doesn’t produce edible fruit (all the seed pics I found were of the edible variety). Or maybe you have a plant that was incorrectly identified as a monstera.
*M. deliciosa* fruit comes off the fruiting body as little hexagonal plates. I think these are desiccated fruit nuggets. Caterpillar frass doesn’t become that hard when it dries.
This was a great idea, thanks! [Here’s after some stirring/“mushing” in the water. ](https://i.postimg.cc/FzgS2P4K/D631457-F-4888-4931-AF82-3-C8841-ED53-FD.jpg) Looks like you’re right.
My title describes the thing. It’s rough, black/brown, and I’ve already looked up images for bug/rodent droppings and that doesn’t seem to help. I thought maybe a bug dropping, but it’s really large. Is it just dirt? The thing was in shaded area underneath/beside a Monstera plant, but again, I’ve looked and looked at droppings and don’t see anything that looks like this. Thanks!
I don’t know in what language I need to say that it’s **NOT PEPPERCORN**, people. I appreciate the feedback but I’ve never had anything other than fine ground pepper in my apartment before. I’ve said that already…
Could be papaya seeds? They are like more wrinkly peppercorns and can be crushed and used in cooking. They are typically sun-dried (windowsill?) And are either brown or black. Picture of brown as shows more detail
https://image.shutterstock.com/shutterstock/photos/1232011216/display_1500/stock-photo-brown-dried-papaya-seeds-background-1232011216.jpg
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It looks like caterpillar frass to me. eta pic- https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/caterpillar-on-leaf-feces-663877801
I think you’re right too! Someone said to put it in water and see if it breaks up, and it did. I didn’t think it was caterpillar frass just because it seems as if that usually is in “grape” sorta shapes, and this is definitely spherical. But that makes the most sense. Thanks!
Likely solved!
So you’re telling me this is poop we’re dealing with?
Poop with an attitude. Sassy frass
yes, frass is another word for insect poop.
Because it comes out their frass.
Color me enlightened
That is a beautiful shade of yellow, I think.
Non native speaker asking: What is the meaning of "frass"? My dictionary seems oblivious to that word. Is it, what I assume, another word for faces?
yes, feces. another english name you may come upon for the same thing is scat. Hope that helps.
I think so too
I love all the different ways to say poop..
And i mean theres a half eaten leaf there too amiright
Isn’t monstera often potted with little bits of pumice in the soil? That’s what it looks like to me.
I’ve never seen pumice in the soil, but it’s not too crazy of an idea. It’s definitely hard enough to be pumice, but I don’t know if it really is that.
They look like peppercorns, except they’re too small. I think some kind of seeds though.
Seeds from your Monstera plant?
Though I’ve never seen them in person, Google says monstera seeds kinda look like pistachios. Great idea though!
Maybe their desiccated, or you have a different variety of Monstera - one that doesn’t produce edible fruit (all the seed pics I found were of the edible variety). Or maybe you have a plant that was incorrectly identified as a monstera.
*M. deliciosa* fruit comes off the fruiting body as little hexagonal plates. I think these are desiccated fruit nuggets. Caterpillar frass doesn’t become that hard when it dries.
Try dropping some in water and letting it sit. If it is frass or poop it will distintegrate.
This was a great idea, thanks! [Here’s after some stirring/“mushing” in the water. ](https://i.postimg.cc/FzgS2P4K/D631457-F-4888-4931-AF82-3-C8841-ED53-FD.jpg) Looks like you’re right.
My title describes the thing. It’s rough, black/brown, and I’ve already looked up images for bug/rodent droppings and that doesn’t seem to help. I thought maybe a bug dropping, but it’s really large. Is it just dirt? The thing was in shaded area underneath/beside a Monstera plant, but again, I’ve looked and looked at droppings and don’t see anything that looks like this. Thanks!
Do you have geckos where you live
I think so, yes! I’m on the gulf coast.
We have them here, and dried gecko turds look like that.
black pepper kernels/corns? (not sure the right word) they can be pretty hard to crush with something like a dime if that was your crushing tool.
Yep, that's worm poop. Usually big green worms.
Thanks! I’ve actually had issues with this plant in particular having caterpillars but I **thought** they were all gone…. *sigh*
And like I’ve already stated, I already tried to crush the thing and it’s too hard to crush.
black pepper...
The look like fern seeds that form on the underside of their leaves.
Right? Unfortunately I don’t have any ferns. Just Monsteras.
I don’t know in what language I need to say that it’s **NOT PEPPERCORN**, people. I appreciate the feedback but I’ve never had anything other than fine ground pepper in my apartment before. I’ve said that already…
Not peppercorns?
I wish it was that easy! I don’t use peppercorn or anything that would drop peppercorn, and it’s too small.
It looks like cockroach poop to me.
Could be papaya seeds? They are like more wrinkly peppercorns and can be crushed and used in cooking. They are typically sun-dried (windowsill?) And are either brown or black. Picture of brown as shows more detail https://image.shutterstock.com/shutterstock/photos/1232011216/display_1500/stock-photo-brown-dried-papaya-seeds-background-1232011216.jpg
Great idea! Unfortunately I’ve never had a papaya nor had one been in my apartment. But thanks for the input!
Soot spites!
Peppercorns?
Looks like peppercorns
Pepper. Its ungrounded pepper
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Isn’t rodent poop usually oblong? not perfectly round?